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WRITING PACKET

WEEK OF 10/16 - 10/20

NAME _________________

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Name: _________________________ Date: ____________________U#1, L#23 Do Now: FL Review Team: ___________________

Score: ______ / 14 = ______%

Do Now Figurative Language Review

Directions: MATCH the vocabulary word to the definition.

1. _____ Alliteration A. words that imitate the sound they describe

2. **_____ Hyperbole B. a comparison between two unlike objects using the words “like” or “as”

3. _____ Imagery C. giving a non-human object human-like qualities

4. **_____ Metaphor D. the use of language to evoke a picture or image in the reader’s mind

5. **_____ Personification E. an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally

6. *_____ Simile F. repeating the same sound at the beginning of at least two words in a row

7. *_____ Onomatopoeia G. a comparison between two unlike objects without using the words “like” or “as”

Write the type of figurative language next to the examples below.

8. _____________________ The speckled serpent silently slithered through the steamy jungle.

9. **_____________________ “I’m so hungry I could eat a million slices of pizza!”10. **_____________________ Kyrie Irving’s 3-pointer swished through the basket—

nothing but net.11. *_____________________ Her eyes sparkled like twinkling stars in the night

sky.

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12. *_____________________ The warning sign glared down, coldly announcing the new ruling.

13. **_____________________ His smile was the sun, radiating positivity and joy to those around him.

14. _____________________ The contrasting stripes of the tiger helped it blend into the tall, dry

grasses.

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Name: _________________________ Date: ____________________

U1L23: Yolonda’s Genius Final Project: WC Day #1 Team: ___________________

Planning: + -

Complex Character Analysis Yolonda’s Genius Final Project

Key Understanding: A complex character is one with multiple aspects to their personality and often has contrasting or contradictory traits.

Project Focus: In Yolonda’s Genius, Yolonda Blue is a complex character who exhibits differing traits throughout the novel. In many ways, she demonstrates that she is a young woman of character, but sometimes, we see a different, negative side to Yolonda. In this project, you will explain both sides of our protagonist.

Project PromptFinal Prompt: In Yolonda’s Genius, the protagonist, Yolonda, is a complex character who exhibits contrasting character traits based on the various situations and experiences that she goes through. Based on your reading of the novel, how is Yolonda a complex character?

In your response, make sure that you: What is one of Yolonda’s positive traits? What is one of Yolonda’s negative traits?

Possible Character Traits/Vocabulary Words We’ve Learned

** Directions: Circle traits you think apply to Yolonda. You can use additional traits that are not listed below. **

aggressive anxious arrogant apprehensive ashamed baffled

belligerent bold confidant defensive demanding dependable

determined dishonest eager enthusiastic genuine indignant

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Writing Cycle Day 1: Strong Planning

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inquisitive intellectual loyal obedient optimistic

pessimistic precocious reliable selfless supportive

suspicious sympathetic violent vulnerable withdrawn

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Directions: First, review the scenes below. Star the scenes you think might apply to your character trait. Then, record the best evidence that highlight Yolonda’s positive and negative character traits on your planning page.

Possible Scenes to Revisit for Evidence

Yolanda’s Genius by Carol FennerKey Moment Page

Yolanda intimidates Danny Long Legs on the bus page 13

Yolanda meets Shirley and tells her she knows how to Double Dutch

page 17

Yolanda looks up the word “genius” at the library page 33

Shirley saves Yolanda a seat on the bus and Yolanda tells her Andrew is a genius

page 42

Yolanda gives Shirley a cake baking lesson page 56

Yolanda realizes she forgot Andrew at the park page 61

Andrew’s harmonica is destroyed by the Dudes page 62

Yolanda finds Andrew after she forgets him at the park page 66

Yolanda tells her mother she thinks Andrew is a genius page 81

Yolanda begins to plan to buy Andrew a new harmonica page 83

Yolanda makes a deal with the man at the music store to buy harmonica

page 88

Yolanda goes to the park to get revenge on the Dudes for breaking the harmonica

page 94

Yolanda brings Andrew to the music store to play the harmonica page 100

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Shirley comes to Yolanda’s door with a new rope; Yolanda hurts her feelings

page 124

Yolanda and her family go out for dinner page 131

Yolanda plays the piano for Aunt Tiny page 135

Yolanda tells Aunt Tiny that Andrew is a musical genius page 136

Yolanda tries to talk to her mother a second time about Andrew’s talent

page 149

Yolanda realizes she should have the musicians meet Andrew page 162

Yolanda begins to develop her plan to have a big name musician meet Andrew

page 167

Yolanda begins to put her plan in action page 186

Yolanda gets Andrew backstage page 190

Yolanda and Andrew are brought on stage and Andrew plays his harmonica

page 198

Yolanda reflects on her mother’s reaction to the performance and how B.B. King gave Yolanda his card

page 204

Yolanda plans to apologize to Shirley page 208

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Name: _________________________ Date: ____________________U1L23: Yolonda’s Genius Final Project: WC Day #1 Team: ___________________

Planning: + -

Yolonda’s Genius Project Planning Page

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Name: _________________________ Date: _________________

U1L24: Yolonda’s Genius Final Project: Writing Cycle Day 2 Team: _________________

Do Now Argument Comparative Review + Revision

Directions: Compare the arguments written by your peers yesterday, and evaluate which is stronger. Use the checklist below to help you identify the strengths and areas of growth for each.

Strong Arguments Include…1. Title and author, properly punctuated and capitalized 2. Detailed, specific answer (no vague or unclear ideas)3. Echoes key words from the prompt (especially literary

terms)

Review the Final PromptFinal Prompt: In Yolonda’s Genius, the protagonist, Yolonda, is a complex character who exhibits contrasting character traits based on the various situations and experiences that she goes through. Based on your reading of the novel, how is Yolonda a complex character?

In your response, make sure that you: What is one of Yolonda’s positive traits? What is one of Yolonda’s negative traits?

Argument 1: In Yolonda’s Genius by Carol Fener, Yolonda is portrayed negatively based on how she treats Shirley and Danny Long-Legs on the bus.Argument 2: In Carol Fenner’s Yolonda’s Genius, Yolonda is characterized as protective and caring for her brother Andrew when she punishes the Dudes for breaking Andrew’s harmonica.

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I think Argument _____ is the stronger example because ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Key Argument Takeaway

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Name: _________________________ Date: _________________U1L24: Yolonda’s Genius Final Project: Writing Cycle Day 2 Team: _________________

Writing: + -

Complex Character Analysis Yolonda’s Genius Final Project

Directions: Based on our Key Takeaways from the Do Now Comparative Review, revise your body paragraph arguments.

REVISION FOCUS: ____________________________________________________________________

Argument Revision Based on Do Now Comparative ReviewBody 1 Revision

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Body 2 Argument Revision

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Writing Cycle Day 2: Intro and Body 1

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FLIP THE PAGE TO REVISE YOUR THESIS STATEMENT!

Reminder: THESIS FORMULATHESIS = Transition Word + B1 Title/Author, B1 Argument + B2 Title/Author, B2

ArgumentNOTE: Since there is only 1 text, you don’t need to repeat the title and

author!

Thesis Revision

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Time to write!Direction: Using the evidence you collected yesterday, and the arguments and thesis statement that you revised today, write your introduction and first body paragraph.

Review the Final PromptFinal Prompt: In Yolonda’s Genius, the protagonist, Yolonda, is a complex character who exhibits contrasting character traits based on the various situations and experiences that she goes through. Based on your reading of the novel, how is Yolonda a complex character?

In your response, make sure that you: What is one of Yolonda’s positive traits? What is one of Yolonda’s negative traits?

** Introduction_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Check your Paragraph

Title, Author, General Main Idea: Do you include each component? Summary: Do you provide a quick summary of the story? Thesis: Do you include specific, detailed answers for both bullets of the question?

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** Body 1 [A-NEZZ-NEZZ] Remember, 2 pieces of evidence to support each argument!_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________/_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Check your Paragraph

Argument: Does your argument include a specific answer to the question? Context: Do you give a brief context for the evidence? NE: Do you identify an author’s technique and provide evidence? Zoom In: Do you identify a key word or phrase from the evidence that is

particularly important?

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Zoom Out: Do you explain each piece of evidence and the author’s purpose for using it?

Context: Do you give a brief context for the evidence? NE: Do you identify an author’s technique and provide evidence? Zoom In: Do you identify a key word or phrase from the evidence that is

particularly important? Zoom Out: Do you explain each piece of evidence and the author’s purpose for

using it?

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________U1L25: Yolonda’s Genius Final Project: WC #3 DN Team: _________________

Do Now Comparative Review: NE Sentences

Directions: Compare the three arguments written by your peers yesterday, and evaluate which is stronger. Use the checklist below to help you identify the strengths and areas of growth for each.

Strong NE Sentences Include…The NE sentence includes three parts:

4. Name an author’s craft or technique5. Include your chunked evidence6. Provide context so your evidence makes sense!

a. This means including key moments/events from the text that your reader need to know!

Project PromptIn Yolonda’s Genius, the protagonist, Yolonda, is a complex character who exhibits contrasting character traits based on the various situations and experiences that she goes through.

What is one of Yolonda’s positive traits? What is one of Yolonda’s negative traits?

NE Sentence #1: When Yolonda is at Asphalt Hill punishing the Dudes for breaking Andrew’s harmonica, Fenner uses a simile when she writes “Get outa my way or I’m gonna squash you like an ant!”

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NE Sentence #2: Fenner uses a simile to show how Yolonda is characterized when in the text it states “Get outa my way or I’m gonna squash you like an ant!”

I think NE Sentence _____ is the stronger example because __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Key NE Sentence Takeaway

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Name: _________________________ Date: _________________U1L25: Yolonda’s Genius Final Project: WC #3 Team: _________________

Writing: + -

Complex Character Analysis Yolonda’s Genius Final Project

Directions: Based on our Key Takeaways from the Do Now Comparative Review, revise the NE sentences from your first body paragraph.

REVISION FOCUS: ____________________________________________________________________

NE Sentence Revision Based on Do Now Comparative ReviewBody 1, NE #1 Revision

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Body 1, NE #2 Revision

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Writing Cycle Day 3: Body 2 and Conclusion

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NOTE: When you write your 2nd body paragraph today in class,pay special attention to your NE sentences!

Time to write!Direction: Using the evidence you collected yesterday, and the arguments and thesis statement that you revised today, write your introduction and first body paragraph.

Final PromptIn the excerpt from Amelia’s Notebook, Amelia’s characterization changes as she learns more information about her missing notebook.

How is Amelia characterized when she first realizes her notebook is missing? How does that characterization change by the end of the passage?

** Body 2 [A-NEZZ-NEZZ] Remember, 2 pieces of evidence to support each argument!On the other hand, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Draft

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Flip the page for your Body 2 Checklist!

Check your Paragraph Argument: Does your argument include a specific answer to the question? Context: Do you give a brief context for the evidence? NE: Do you identify an author’s technique and provide evidence? Zoom In: Do you identify a key word or phrase from the evidence that is

particularly important? Zoom Out: Do you explain each piece of evidence and the author’s purpose for

using it? Context: Do you give a brief context for the evidence? NE: Do you identify an author’s technique and provide evidence? Zoom In: Do you identify a key word or phrase from the evidence that is

particularly important? Zoom Out: Do you explain each piece of evidence and the author’s purpose for

using it?

** Conclusion______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________________________Check your Paragraph

Transition Word and Restated Thesis Restated Main Idea Big Picture Statement

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